, 1887-02-23

for the most part been calculated, as usual. on
the basis of the average of the three preced-
ing years. This average was S16O, 297. The
export duty was calculated on the assump-
ton that the island would make the same crop
as in 1884-85, namely 10000 hhds. of sugar,
and the price had been taken at $40 per hid.
which was the rate at the time the calculation
was made. He was now afraid that it might
be rather too high. All the other revenues
had been calculated on the three years ave-
rage, except those for rum and spirit licenses
which under the new ordinance would give an
increase of 8 1.48O.O0.
Turning to the Expenses, he would remark
that they were nearly all as usual. He
would point out those cases where the
difference from the corresponding item last
year amounted to more than 800.
For the book-keeper's Office 1920 less was
required, the ~book-keeper holding at present
an acting appointment. For the Pilot and Hair
bour department there was a reduction under
the head of inventory of 800. Under the Post
Office Department there was an increase of
$500, but this was only apparent, and
arose from the item for the hire of a schoon-
er, which had hitherto been dealt with as q
separate item, being now brought under the
Post Department, to which it properly be-
longed. For the Military Department there
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providing the men with a cup of coffee in the
morning, and the rest arose from the calcu-
latlon of the three years averages. Under
the Militia and Fire Department the expen-
dlture was 1910 less. Under the Depart
ment of Public instruction there was an ap-
parent increase of S143, but it arose from
transferring the rents of the schoolhouse at
Frledensfeld and the teachers residence at
Rose Hill to this item, from the Building
and Uncertain Expenses, where they had
heretofore been posted. Under the Sanitary
Department there was an increase of g. 381
for the Leper Asylum. He would also men
ton that the total compensation for the
Veterinary surgeon had now been increased
to amount in all to 5000, for which he hoped
a competent person could be induced to come
out. Th increase would probably not cause
any extra expenditure, as the grass piece
formerly given to the Veterinary surgeon was
now used to supply the Police horses.
Under the Poor Department there was q
saving Of 5000 in the contracts for medical at
tendance to the poor in the country. Speak
ing OF the Prison Department, His Excellency
made some remarks in reference to the cues
ton whether the prisoners were s~elf-support-
ing, from which it appeared that while the
estimated daily cost of each prisoners
maintenance was somewhere about So
cents, the work done by them had
been estimated on the average at At cents.
Under the item Buildings &c. there had been
a decrease of about S3,455, and under Pen
sions a decrease of SAG. A new pension was
that for Mr.. Brown, formerly teacher at Two
Williams School, namely 1920 a year.
His Excellency concluded his remarks by
stating that the result of the negotiations with
the Royal Mail Steamship Company was that
the Company would agree to allow a steamer
to call here once a month on the way o and
from Barbados for Ell 800, say 81 $500, a year.
He was afraid, therefore, that the island
would have to do without direct steam com
munication with Europe by means of the
Royal Mail Steamers.
Lawyer Lemming went through the Budget
commenting in some detail, and proposed that
a Committee of 5 members should be elected.
After a short discussion, in which Messrs.
Faber, Kalmer. Svitzer and Raphael took part,
the following five members were elected as q
Committee on the Budget, namely Messrs>
Faber, Lemming, Nelthropp, Raphael, and
Wassard